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Mr. Smith is CEO of Cross-Shore Acquisition Corp. a special-purpose-acquisition corp. funded with $112 million in April 2006 listed on the AIM in the UK. Mr. Smith co-founded NetCel360 (which later became Vsource) in 2000. Vsource one of the leading business process outsourcing companies in Asia with 600 employees based in Malaysia Japan and Taiwan provided sophisticated BPO services to Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies for their operations in Asia-Pacific. In November 2004 a controlling interest in Vsource Asia the group’s principal operating subsidiary was sold to Symphony House Berhad of Malaysia in a transaction designed and executed by Mr. Smith. From 1985 to 2000 Mr. Smith served as general partner of ChinaVest (which he co-founded) one of Asia’s first private equity firms. While at ChinaVest he played a lead role in investment origination and deal structuring for the firm which managed five funds with total committed capital of approximately $300 million from world class institutional investors. Prior to founding ChinaVest Mr. Smith was with First Chicago from 1974 to 1984 with positions in Singapore (as managing director of First Chicago) Hong Kong and the Philippines. He has lived and worked in Asia since 1976. Mr. Smith as a BA and MBA from Loyola University of Chicago. | 